Compact MacBook Pro Power Adapter

pianos101 · Jul 20, 2007, 03:09 PM

hmm finally...

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nplm=MA938LL/A

pcguru83 · Jul 20, 2007, 03:17 PM

Yeah, Engadget just posted about this. Very cool.

Zel · Jul 20, 2007, 03:40 PM

What's so cool about a power adapter? Were they previously unavaliable?

It looks just like the one that came with my MBP, only mine has another cord

edit: oh the description says it includes the other cord too.

Jestered · Jul 20, 2007, 03:43 PM

It's a lot smaller. Its about the size of the powerbook adapters.

WildCowboy · Jul 20, 2007, 03:43 PM

Here is the Engadget article. It's smaller than the old one...more on par with the ones Apple has been using with their laptops for a number of years now.

deadpixels · Jul 20, 2007, 04:02 PM

glad they did that, but i already have a mbpro so mine's looks like a brick

iToaster · Jul 20, 2007, 04:12 PM

...dang. Why Apple? Why must you make things smaller mid-cycle? You make me feel so inadequate. Just sorta kidding, I'll have to buy that though, reduce the space in my bag.

offwidafairies · 08:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deadpixels

glad they did that, but i already have a mbpro so mine's looks like a brick

so does this mean previously bought mbp have the old adapter and from now on if you buy a mbp you get the new one???

Quote:

Originally Posted by lOUDsCREAMEr

what a nerdy thread

im proud to be a nerd

MacRumors · 04:01 AM

For those yearning for Mac related news, per Engadget, Apple appears to have redesigned their 85W MagSafe Power Adapter for the MacBook Pro. The new design is smaller and similar to the current 60W MagSafe for the MacBook.

New Adapter shown on Left

The adapter is listed with a 3-4 week ship time.

Article Link

Fearless Leader · Jul 21, 2007, 02:43 AM

yeah!? just what i needed...

yzp · Jul 21, 2007, 09:55 AM

they released a new power cord, fa new compact laptop? maybe? lets hope!

mkrishnan · Jul 21, 2007, 10:50 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by yzp

they released a new power cord, fa new compact laptop? maybe? lets hope!

I think that if the new compact notebook needs an 85W power supply, not very many of us are going to be at all happy with what Apple's come up with.

This is a nice little improvement, though. I love the white brick style Apple power supplies (all mine are old, though... two 45W iBook ones and one Firewire iPod one). Very nice designs. It's great how the pieces are intercompatible. If I really wanted to, I could put the long three-prong cable from the iBook onto the iPod adapter. I was kind of surprised that my AEBS (g) did not come with that style of adapter.

Zadillo · Jul 21, 2007, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Warbrain

I doubt I'll be happy with a compact notebook because it will most likely not have what I want in a portable. I still can't believe that Apple will make a compact laptop that will most likely skimp on a good number of features that people use.

Like what?

Quillz · Jul 21, 2007, 12:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pianos101

hmm finally...

http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nplm=MA938LL/A

Funny, I had always assumed the MacBook and MacBook Pro had the same power adapters, at least before now...

ortuno2k · Jul 21, 2007, 03:26 PM

I'm glad these came out before I purchased an additional power supply for my MBP.
I've been thinking about an extra one to either leave plugged at my desk at home or throw in my bag.
I think it's a welcome change - as long as they perform well and don't burst and burn.

savar · Jul 21, 2007, 12:29 PM

Does the MacBook power adapter have those arms for spooling the wire? I have the original CD Macbook and never noticed that.

bogg · Jul 21, 2007, 12:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by savar

Does the MacBook power adapter have those arms for spooling the wire? I have the original CD Macbook and never noticed that.

Yes they do, i think even the iBook G4 had those

johnpaul191 · Jul 21, 2007, 01:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bogg

Yes they do, i think even the iBook G4 had those

all the white brick power adapters have those ears. i have one with my old 12inch G3 ibook 500MHz (the original "icebook/chicklet" ibook).

the older yo-yo power adapters were made to spool up the wire, so they carried the idea of cable control to the revised design. that's why people referred to those models as yo-yo and not UFO or something.

Cassie · Jul 21, 2007, 02:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by johnpaul191

all the white brick power adapters have those ears. i have one with my old 12inch G3 ibook 500MHz (the original "icebook/chicklet" ibook).

the older yo-yo power adapters were made to spool up the wire, so they carried the idea of cable control to the revised design. that's why people referred to those models as yo-yo and not UFO or something.

Haha...I always wondered what those things on my 800 MHz iBook G3's power adaptor were for... I thought they stood the adaptor up on the desk.

joepunk · Jul 21, 2007, 02:56 PM

wonder why the MBP adapter got so large in the first place. Seems to me to be a bit of a wast of someone's time and resources to redesign the adapter and make it smaller (i.e. the same size as a PB's).

The little retractable arms on my old PB adapter broke off.

rosh325 · Jul 21, 2007, 03:27 PM

Here's my stupid question of the day:

I bought the SR 2.2 when it first came out, is there anyway to trade in my bulky power adaptor for this one? Seems logical that they should, seeing how they've upgraded the standard mid release

manu chao · Jul 21, 2007, 03:44 PM

Ahem, am I overlooking something? The only thing that indicates that the 85 W adapter has shrunk in size is a single jpeg in the U.S. store only? (Well, plus Engadget's claim which seems to be based on that jpeg.)

Without any further evidence, eg, a statement by Apple, some size specifications on an Apple site, or the appearance of the same jpeg on other international stores I wouldn't put much faith into this.

(Or am I simply not getting the joke?)

Cassie · Jul 21, 2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manu chao

Ahem, am I overlooking something? The only thing that indicates that the 85 W adapter has shrunk in size is a single jpeg in the U.S. store only? (Well, plus Engadget's claim which seems to be based on that jpeg.)

Without any further evidence, eg, a statement by Apple, some size specifications on an Apple site, or the appearance of the same jpeg on other international stores I wouldn't put much faith into this.

(Or am I simply not getting the joke?)

Why not? It's obviously real.

corywoolf · Jul 21, 2007, 03:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by manu chao

Ahem, am I overlooking something? The only thing that indicates that the 85 W adapter has shrunk in size is a single jpeg in the U.S. store only? (Well, plus Engadget's claim which seems to be based on that jpeg.)

Without any further evidence, eg, a statement by Apple, some size specifications on an Apple site, or the appearance of the same jpeg on other international stores I wouldn't put much faith into this.

(Or am I simply not getting the joke?)

Someone in here has already received one of the new ones. End of story.

manu chao · Jul 22, 2007, 06:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by corywoolf

Someone in here has already received one of the new ones. End of story.

If you are talking about hexonxonx, he has edited his post saying he got the bigger model.

I believe it when I see it (some specifications, a press release, some end-user testimonies).

Jul 20, 2007, 03:09 PM	#1
pianos101 macrumors regular Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Philly Area	Compact MacBook Pro Power Adapter hmm finally... http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...nplm=MA938LL/A __________________ 16 GB Blackphone 3G 17" HD C2D MacBook Pro - 2.4GHz - 2GB ram - 250 GB HDD iPod Nano - 4GB - Rev. 1 (for my car)

Jul 20, 2007, 03:17 PM	#2
pcguru83 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Charlotte, NC Suburb	Yeah, Engadget just posted about this. Very cool. __________________ Mac Mini 1.83GHz Core 2, 4GB RAM PowerMac G3 350MHz, 512MB RAM Bondi Blue iMac G3 250MHz, 96MB RAM Macintosh SE FDHD, 8Mhz Motorola 68000, 4MB RAM

Jul 20, 2007, 03:40 PM	#3
Zel macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007	i don't understand What's so cool about a power adapter? Were they previously unavaliable? It looks just like the one that came with my MBP, only mine has another cord edit: oh the description says it includes the other cord too. __________________ New: 15" MBP 2.4 !! So happy! (Matte is best) Old: IBM-Thinkpad-T22-900mhz-384mb-18gb

Jul 20, 2007, 03:43 PM	#4
Jestered macrumors 6502 Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Austin, Texas	It's a lot smaller. Its about the size of the powerbook adapters. __________________ 15" Unibody MacBook Pro - 2.4GHz - 4GB RAM - 320GB HD 16GB iPhone 3G (Black) 120GB AppleTV

Jul 20, 2007, 03:43 PM	#5
WildCowboy macrumors god Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: nowhere near the infinite loop anymore	Here is the Engadget article. It's smaller than the old one...more on par with the ones Apple has been using with their laptops for a number of years now. __________________ 15" 2.4 GHz MacBook Pro -- 15" 1.67 GHz PowerBook -- 14" 1.2 GHz iBook

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deadpixels macrumors 6502a Join Date: Oct 2006	glad they did that, but i already have a mbpro so mine's looks like a brick __________________ http://www.pcwf.org/

Jul 20, 2007, 04:12 PM	#7
iToaster macrumors 68000 Join Date: May 2007 Location: In front of my MacBook	...dang. Why Apple? Why must you make things smaller mid-cycle? You make me feel so inadequate. Just sorta kidding, I'll have to buy that though, reduce the space in my bag. __________________ Unibody MacBook \| 2.4 \| 2GB \| 500GB \| white iPhone 3G S⃣ \| 32 GB MRoogle

Jul 21, 2007, 02:41 AM	#9
MacRumors macrumors bot Join Date: Apr 2001	Compact MacBook Pro Power Adapter For those yearning for Mac related news, per Engadget, Apple appears to have redesigned their 85W MagSafe Power Adapter for the MacBook Pro. The new design is smaller and similar to the current 60W MagSafe for the MacBook. New Adapter shown on Left The adapter is listed with a 3-4 week ship time. Article Link Last edited by HexMonkey : Jul 21, 2007 at 04:01 AM.

Jul 21, 2007, 02:43 AM	#10
Fearless Leader macrumors 68020 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wonderland	yeah!? just what i needed... __________________ Oh yes mustard! That'll do... Mustard? Don't let's be silly. Now lemon, that's different...

Jul 21, 2007, 09:55 AM	#11
yzp macrumors regular Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Quebec	they released a new power cord, fa new compact laptop? maybe? lets hope! __________________ expect the unexpected! YZ![.]

Jul 21, 2007, 03:26 PM	#15
ortuno2k macrumors 6502a Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Miami, FL	I'm glad these came out before I purchased an additional power supply for my MBP. I've been thinking about an extra one to either leave plugged at my desk at home or throw in my bag. I think it's a welcome change - as long as they perform well and don't burst and burn. __________________ 15" C2D MacBook Pro 2.33 GHz with 3GB of RAM, 320GB HDD on 10.6.1

Jul 21, 2007, 12:29 PM	#16
savar macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: District of Columbia	Does the MacBook power adapter have those arms for spooling the wire? I have the original CD Macbook and never noticed that. __________________ Mehce

Jul 21, 2007, 02:56 PM	#20
joepunk macrumors 68000 Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: a profane existence	wonder why the MBP adapter got so large in the first place. Seems to me to be a bit of a wast of someone's time and resources to redesign the adapter and make it smaller (i.e. the same size as a PB's). The little retractable arms on my old PB adapter broke off. __________________ 15" Al PB revB 1.5/512/80/128vram 10.4.8 Flickr

Jul 21, 2007, 03:27 PM	#21
rosh325 macrumors regular Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: In the ether	Here's my stupid question of the day: I bought the SR 2.2 when it first came out, is there anyway to trade in my bulky power adaptor for this one? Seems logical that they should, seeing how they've upgraded the standard mid release

Jul 21, 2007, 03:44 PM	#22
manu chao macrumors 6502a Join Date: Jul 2003	Ahem, am I overlooking something? The only thing that indicates that the 85 W adapter has shrunk in size is a single jpeg in the U.S. store only? (Well, plus Engadget's claim which seems to be based on that jpeg.) Without any further evidence, eg, a statement by Apple, some size specifications on an Apple site, or the appearance of the same jpeg on other international stores I wouldn't put much faith into this. (Or am I simply not getting the joke?)

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